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  • The Netherlands: PhD Student Wins Floating Wind Turbine Challenge

    18 October 2011
    R&D, Technology

    Ciaran Kennedy, a PhD student in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway, was recently presented with two prizes at the 30th… (afloat) [mappress] Source: afloat, October 18, 2011

  • Iberian Energy Giants Reaffirm UK Offshore Wind Investment Commitments

    19 October 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spanish renewable energy major Iberdrola and its Portuguese counterpart EDP have reaffirmed their investment plans for offshore wind projects in the UK, as well as other renewable energy and energy transition initiatives in the country. Iberdrola has confirmed its intent to invest GBP 6 billion in the 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex […]

  • Top Offshore Wind Videos of 2017

    1 January 2018

    As 2017 reached its end, we thought looking back at what it brought to the offshore wind industry might be a good idea. As every year, we bring you the five most popular videos of 2017: Mating of Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines Statoil has shared a great video showing the mating of one of Hywind […]

  • Top News of the Week, 13 – 19 March 2017

    19 March 2017

    Siemens-Gamesa Merger Clears Final Hurdle The European Commission has cleared unconditionally under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa by Siemens. World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near […]

  • OutSmart Announces Three New Contracts

    14 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    OutSmart, a Dutch-German group providing offshore wind farm management services – in which Deutsche Windtechnik recently acquired 70% stake – has announced new offshore wind contracts in three European countries.

  • Top News of the Week Jun 24 – 30, 2013

    30 June 2013

    Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Half Done Half of the total 30 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm have already been set up. The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and […]

  • Offshore Energy 2012: Future Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Needs

    24 October 2012
    Technology

    John Best, Head of Sustainable Energy from James Fisher and Sons plc, spoke about future offshore wind turbine foundation needs at Offshore Energy Conference today. Starting his presentation, Mr. Best pointed out that there is a vast amount of information on this “fascinating and huge subject” and people are prepared to share it. The key […]

  • Engie Floats EUR 1.5 Billion Green Bond

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology

    French energy company Engie has issued its second EUR 1.5 billion Green Bond to finance renewable energy projects as part of the company’s development strategy in renewable energies and energy efficiency.

  • Euskalforging to Supply 41 Flanges for Baltic 2 OWF in Germany

    29 April 2013

    Since the completion of Amrumbank and Humber Gate order for flange foundations (80 + 73 sets), Euskalforging was awarded with 41 flanges for Baltic II last week, and foundations will be supplied by Ambau.  Last year, the company secured a contract to supply 3 connecting flanges for the prototype of NENUPHAR floating foundation, an innovative […]

  • Maine State Waters Now Legally Off Limits to Offshore Wind

    8 July 2021
    Authorities

    Janet Mills, the Governor of the US State of Maine, has signed into law LD 1619 which prohibits new offshore wind projects in State waters. The prohibition is said to preserve Maine’s State waters for recreation and fishing, where up to 75 per cent of Maine’s commercial lobster harvesting occurs, and cement into law Maine’s […]

  • Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Pays a Visit to Northern Ireland’s Tidal Turbine

    25 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.  Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F floating turbine, which forms a backdrop to today’s visit. Minister Younger climbed aboard SeaGen […]

  • Germany: Sietas Undocks Jack-Up Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms

    2 April 2013

    The hull is complete, the steelwork concluded, the building of the deckhouse has begun – in the dock of Sietas shipyard the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms developed and constructed in Germany is currently taking shape. Construction started in April 2012; the handover of the ship to the client, the renowned Dutch marine […]

  • Heerema Shows XXL Offshore Wind Turbine Floating Installation Method – Video

    4 February 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Vessels

    Following the recent completion of the first offshore test, Heerema Marine Contractors has issued a video showing a novel method of assembling and installing XXL wind turbines onboard a floating, dynamically positioned (DP) vessel. The method was tested in the Dutch North Sea onboard the largest semi-submersible crane vessel in the world, Sleipnir. Heerema performed […]

  • UK Proposes Separating Floating from Fixed-Bottom Wind Under New CfD Scheme

    3 March 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK has proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme which would introduce floating offshore wind as a separate eligible technology with its own administrative strike price, providing a distinction from conventional, fixed-bottom projects. This would allow more potential for floating offshore wind projects to successfully compete in the next CfD allocation round, […]

  • EOLOS Floating LiDAR Wraps Up Two-Year Campaign at Moray West

    4 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Moray Offshore Windfarm (West), majority owned by Ocean Winds, has completed a two-year resource measurement campaign for which it deployed an EOLOS Floating LiDAR at the Moray West site, located next to the Moray East and Beatrice offshore wind farms. The developer contracted EOLOS as a turn-key provider of wind and ocean measurements in summer […]

  • Saipem Joins Forces with Trevi for Foundation Drilling Solutions

    14 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Italy-headquartered contractor Saipem and its compatriot Trevi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a design of two drilling systems for large diameter foundation holes for offshore wind farms. Under the MoU, the companies will work together to develop a design that can cope with the site-specific geotechnical and geophysical data pertaining […]

  • UK Government Mulls Post-2020 Renewables Support

    8 August 2016
    Authorities

    The UK Government’s consultation on whether to modify renewable energy subsidy regulations to allow the support to projects due to start between 2020 and 2026 closes today.  Although the UK Government has recently cut support for onshore wind and solar, it has indicated it will provide further support for offshore wind and potentially other “less established” […]

  • Norway Ponders 3.5GW Offshore Wind Move

    19 June 2019
    Authorities

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced plans to potentially open two areas for offshore wind development with a combined capacity of up to 3.5GW. The Ministry will send a proposal to open a hearing on the Utsira North area off the coast of Rogaland before summer. In addition, input will be requested for the […]

  • VIDEO: Floatover Substation Installation in North Sea

    30 July 2014

    Earlier this month, one of the world’s largest converter platforms has been installed off Sylt, an East Frisian Island, under the direction of Seaway Heavy Lifting. SylWin alpha platform, built by Siemens, is so large and heavy that the “float-over method” has been used to lift it from a pontoon onto the already installed jacket […]

  • USA: AXYS to Attend AWEA Offshore 2012

    5 October 2012

    The AXYS Ocean Renewables team has announced that they will be exhibiting at the AWEA Offshore 2012, in Virginia Beach Booth 510. As one of many world class exhibitors, the services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented throughout the exhibition. AWEA Offshore is North America’s leading offshore wind event that provides an exciting […]

  • Statoil Cancels Wind Project Offshore Maine, USA

    16 October 2013
    Business & Finance

     The Norwegian energy company, Statoil, has decided to drop the offshore wind project off Maine’s coast, writes Press Herald. Statoil was planning to deploy four floating wind turbines offshore Boothbay Harbour. The main reason for Statoil to cancel this USD 120 million project was political uncertainty. Ola Morten Aanestad said for Press Herald that the […]

  • Bourbon Subsea Services to Handle TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine

    23 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Bourbon Subsea Services will manage the transportation and installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine. This new turnkey stage, a part of Bourbon’s partnership with TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS, includes project management, engineering, installation, and offshore execution from the assembly port in Grenaa, Denmark until the hookup and the inter-array cable installation on […]

  • Eni Firm and CIP to Build Floating Wind Farms Offshore Italy

    6 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    GreenIT, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and CDP Equity for the production of energy from renewable sources, and CI IV, a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), have signed an agreement to develop two floating offshore wind farms in Sicily and Sardinia. Both projects are located more than 35 kilometres from the coast […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Sell Stake in Windar Renovables

    22 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has agreed to sell a stake in Spain-based wind turbine tower manufacturer Windar Renovables to London-headquartered Bridgepoint. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Avilés (Asturias), Windar Renovables operates ten manufacturing plants over five continents – seven of them located in Spain and the remaining three located in Brazil, India, and Mexico. The company […]

  • Dutch ‘Little Engine that Could’ Stores Energy (VIDEO)

    14 May 2015
    R&D, Technology

    The Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has developed a concept for which it claims it will revolutionise the world of energy storage. The construction of a huge underground maglev-style floating railway will make it possible to store 10% of the Netherlands’ daily energy needs in the form of kinetic energy. This Energy Train can […]

  • Havkraft’s Floating Wave Energy Plant Producing Power

    11 May 2015
    Technology, Vessels

    Havkraft’s floating offshore wave power plant is now fully operational as it started producing its first power yesterday, the Norwegian developer reported on its social media pages.  Over the last two years, Kvernevik Engineering AS has been working with Geir Arne Solheim, the founder of Havkraft AS and the man who came up with the idea to convert this […]